Reforming Lord Ragsdale

Posted on 24 May 2017 by Carla Kelly

The Rake s ProgressEmma Costello owed a debt of honor to one of the most dishonorable lords in the realm The infamous Lord Ragsdale was as rich as sin, as sinful as he was rich, and as heartless as he was handsome But he had saved Emma from a fate worse than death when he stopped a lecherous brute from buying her as an indentured servant It was Emma s turn now to save Lord Ragsdale from his wicked ways She had to find a way to stop his drinking, his gaming, his wild revelry She had to make him break with his mistress, the superbly sensual Fae Moulle She had to make him a suitable suitor for the ideal wife that the prim and proper Lady Clarissa Partridge would be And above all, she had to keep his lustful eye from lingering too long on herself even as she struggled to keep her own growing desire from undoing all her hard work in the unmaking of this irresistible rake Free Read Reforming Lord Ragsdale author Carla Kelly For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I think this may be the best Regency romance I ve ever read CARLA KELLY CAN WRITE She creates these characters that live and breathe, complex characters with flaws and heart that you can t help but cheer for I ve never read a Regency romance quite like this one There are serious themes of redemption, prejudice, and forgiveness mixed with wit and romance The blend is intoxicating a novel that made me laugh, made me cry, made me swoon, and, importantly, made me think and reevaluate myself H I think this may be the best Regency romance I ve ever read CARLA KELLY CAN WRITE She creates these characters that live and breathe, complex characters with flaws and heart that you can t help but cheer for I ve never read a Regency romance quite like this one There are serious themes of redemption, prejudice, and forgiveness mixe...This review may also be found at Romantic Historical Reviews, a blog created especially for lovers of historical romance Follow us at for reviews, give aways, interesting insights, and historical tidbits.Five stars I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of romance novels that have brought me to tears To that list I must add Reforming Lord Ragsdale John Staples, Marquess of Ragsdale, is an unrepentant rake Not the handsome, charming, am This review may also be found at Romantic Historical Reviews, a blog created especially for lovers of historical romance Follow us at for reviews, give aways, interesting insights, and hist...Oh, what a cute, cute book I loved both the heroine and the hero The heroine bacause she was a fighter and the hero because he was such a clear headed rascal of the highest order who was able to be sarcastic and makes jokes about himself Their banter was wonderful to read And thei...Four solid stars for this gritty but tender historical I have been reading and or re visiting Carla Kelly s novels this week Reforming Lord Ragsdale is a digital re issue of a 1995 Signet Regency I liked it, but not as much as The Lady s Companion That s my favorite by CK, so far.IMO, this talented author tackles too many somber themes at once alcoholism, racism, indentured servanthood, and the injustices of a biased penal system She vividly describes the slime and the smells of Newga Four solid stars for this gritty but tender historical I have been reading and or re visiting Carla Kelly s novels this week Reforming Lord Ragsdale is a digital re issue of a 1995 Signet Regency I liked it, but not as much as The ...A Carla Kelly is always a treat to read and so is this one The h H equation takes some time to develop but when it does, it leaves you with a warm, fond feeling for the two of them But still it s the easy going, lazy H who s my favorite He s a great guy despite the h berating him for bring worthless and idle for most of the book view spoiler The hero s irreverent and jocular pov couldn t hide the intensely poignant and angsty undercurrent provided by the h s past and her sufferings She s t A Carla Kelly is always a treat to read and so is this one The h H equation takes some time to develop but when it does, it leaves you with a warm, fond feeling for the two of them But still it s ...Johnny Staples, Lord Ragsdale, was a Scoundrel with a capital S He had a deformed dead eye He thought of switching his patch to cover the good eye then considered how loud his maid would scream after witnessing his face Then there was his drinking He knew he should leave the bottle s alone He made a point of telling himself this the morning after And his mistress He was long overdue to end their relationship But somewhere lurking inside Ragsdale was a good man and it was because of Emm Johnny Staples, Lord Ragsdale, was a Scoundrel with a capital S He had a deformed dead eye He thought of switching his patch to cover the good eye then considered how loud his maid would scream after witnessing his face Then there was his drinking He knew he should leave the bottle s alone He made a point of telling himself this the morning after And his mistress He was long overdue to end their relationship But somewhere lurking inside Ragsdale was a good man and it was because of Emma Emma Costello from Ireland Except Ireland was a country he detested and would rather forget Emma had made her way to America only to become an indentured servant to Johnny s cousins When Robert and Sally came for a visit Robert was to at...I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this one To be honest, when it first started I didn t think I would Lord Ragsdale starts off as your typical drunken rake I knew from the title that the story was going to be about his supposed reformation, but I wasn t sure how that would be pulled off Somehow it happens though and along with Emma I actually found myself liking him Emma really does bring a believable change in him and it was refreshing to read a Regency where I actually ended up liking I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this one To be honest, when it first started I didn t think I would Lord Ragsdale starts off as your typical drunken rake I knew from the title that the story was going to be about his supposed reformation, but I wasn t sure how that would be pulled off Somehow it happens though and along with Emma I actually found myself liking him Emma really does bring a believable change in him and it was refreshing to read a Regency where I actually ended up liking the rake Emma was a very likable character, and at times I even found myself crying at her situation I never cry while reading, and have to commend Ms Kelly for writ...Thank you Preeti for recommending this book It was a charmer The Irish problem and the English s horrible treatment is hard at work here in spades in this Regency romance I m not going to touch on the story that much, but it is heartbreaking on both sides The hero and the heroine have suffered emotional and family losses due to war in Ireland, the war between the English and the Irish As a result, both characters hate each other for their nationality.Banter resumes pretty quickly, perhaps to Thank you Preeti for recomme...I ve come late to Ms Kelly and heard about her by reading reviews of my favorite truffle hound reviewers Her best, by far, is Reforming Lord Ragsdale Crystalline, deftly portrayed characters with histories that are based on history and its tragic human consequences A good man learns to forgive himself and let himself love a good woman learns to trust one who by all rights she should despise The plot ticks right along and there isn t a stupid ploy anywhere I liked both characters though th I ve come late to Ms Kelly and heard about her by reading reviews of my favorite truffle hound reviewers Her best, by far, is Reforming Lord Ragsdale Crystalline, deftly portrayed characters with histories that are based on history and its tragic human consequences A good man learns to forgive himself and let himself love a good woman learns to trust one who by all rights she should despise The plot ticks right along and there isn t a stupid ploy anywhere I liked both characters though they had...Lord John Ragsdale the Englishman and Emma the IrishwomanI m gonna give this 4.5 stars rounded up Almost perfect I was expecting the usual predictable plot of the Lord falling for the maid who is really a lady but it was FAR from that It s a slice of history, a clever poke at the British aristocracy and a story of redemption through love or was it love through redemption Emma is an indentured slave servant brought to England with Ragsdale s feckless cousins She s beautiful and has the Lord John Ragsdale the Englishman and Emma the IrishwomanI m gonna give this 4.5 stars rounded up Almost perfect I was expecting the usual ...

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24 May 2017

Carla Kelly